Example of Direct and Indirect Speech

The direct and indirect speech refers to sentences that express a statement in two different ways:

1. Direct speech through the person who expresses it without the intervention of an intermediary and has different ways to write as they are: the use of colon (:) the use of hyphens (-), use of quotation marks ("") and balloons dialogue.

2. Indirect speech, which will always require an intermediary,

Examples of direct speech:

a) It is done in a dialogue and is after two points:

Joseph: How's the food
Mario: It is very hot but it tastes very good
Joseph: Perfect, with a cold beer it will be good.
Mario: You didn't have a better idea.

b) It is done in quotation marks:

"I have to go to the library to study"
"Tomorrow we must leave early"
"The price is too high, I will not buy it"

c) With hyphens:

- You will be very lucky to marry his sister
- Sure, she has a lot of future and a lot of love to give
- You are the last to get married, you took a long time to choose
- Yes, but I feel happy.

d) With balloons

Examples of indirect speech:

Indirect speech can be of two types:

1. Direct speech in the present.
2. Direct speech in the past.

Indirect speech in the present:

Here what is happening or has just happened is expressed but in the third person.

• Eduardo eats red meat.
• Why don't you work directly at his house.
• The money is on the desk.
• Food is on the table.
• The card is a business card.
• You are not working.

Indirect speech in the past tense:

• He bought his food at work.
• He worked in his house.
• He trained in his youth.
• Yesterday he broke his bed.
• He washed his blanket with soap.